Trumpeter, Urban Farmer & Art Enthusiast. Brendan plays exclusively on trumpet mouthpieces custom made for him by Toshiaki Kameyama! All images on the site are copyright to Brendan. Please credit any useage, or ask.

Tag Archives: Maurice Murphy

THIS BLOG-POST HAS BEEN RE-POSTED! Previously it ‘crashed’ two other people’s computers. It doesn’t do that anymore… honest… I was chatting with my old, dear friend Aneel Soomary, the trumpet virtuoso and recording artist working out of Vienna, on Skype. … Continue reading →

Yesterday marked a very special day. An event was hosted by members of the RLPO and family members to celebrate the life of the great Alan Stringer. We converged on The Fly In The Loaf at 1pm, near Liverpool’s Philharmonic … Continue reading →

The legendary trumpeter John Gracie has sent me three fabulous photographs today. They are from a performance of the Verdi Requiem, at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1982, by Claudio Abbado and the London Symphony Orchestra. The first is a … Continue reading →

One of my all time trumpet heroes was and remains the great Maurice Murphy. This god of the trumpet world was as good as it was possible to be on the instrument. He could play anything. I always speak of … Continue reading →

I’m sat here with a nice glass of red, munching hot chillies out of a jar and listening to BBC Radio 4. Tomorrow is a rather big day. Heather Tudor and myself are giving the world premiere of international award … Continue reading →